Agile metrics.pdf
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The document discusses how to effectively measure agile metrics related to delivery speed, product quality, and customer satisfaction. It emphasizes the importance of tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) such as usage index, innovation rate, and on-product index to assess value in agile methodologies. Additionally, it highlights the need for transparency and collaboration among teams to improve delivery outcomes and stakeholder trust.
Agile metrics.pdf
- 2. On-time or speed of delivery “On time” doesn’t mean that what you deliver will meet stakeholders’ expectations. To measure on-time delivery, we need a clear picture of what is being delivered. To visualize these metrics, you can use the burndown and the burnup charts. A burndown chart demonstrates how much work is remaining, whereas a burnup chart shows the amount of work already completed. 1 Total amound of work done Work remaining New features Effort (pts) Time Iterations l1 l2 l3 Commonly used agile metrics and measurements
- 3. Productivity Predictability Measure outcome, not output. Evaluate burnup chart metrics for a product or based on value. Follow closely the count of stories or features over time to gain insights into how much the team is actually delivering. In a given time, it reflects how much work has been completed at a sustainable pace on average. If this metric fluctuates wildly, it indicates: • team and scope changes • unpredictable events happening • the team is not mature enough to define the amount of work small enough to complete 4 5 Product quality Project visibility To measure the product’s quality use: • tracking customer satisfaction, • steady revenue growth, • testing success throughout the whole development cycle. It’s essential to look at the velocity of completing working software with quality built-in. Transparency builds trust across the team and stakeholders: • provide plans ahead of actions • consistently track and share progress • present results Visibility brings alignment among internal teams and reflects each team member’s impact in the given time frame. It helps stakeholders make informed decisions and identify possible risks. 2 3
- 4. Customer/user satisfaction Business value The metrics to assess customer/user satisfaction differ from product to product and may include: • sales numbers and growth • the number of support calls • features delivered in a time period • product usage statistics Sometimes measuring value has to be viewed from a subjective, since the market drives decisions and the value is often the best guess. If we were to draw a formula, it would be a business value score applied to the features to be delivered. A more productive way to measure agile is to focus on (and measure) the value agile can bring you. How to measure value in agile
- 5. Product scope (features, functionalities, requirements, etc.) Effective way to measure the value of agile Setting short-term goals and tracking progress not only feels rewarding and keeps the team engaged, but also creates a real-time feedback loop with invaluable information for any team member or manager involved. Effective way to measure the value of agile is to track key performance indicators (KPIs) that align with value. These can include: Usage index: What features are people actually using? Measure what’s valuable to your users, an indispensable KPI for business value. By tracking the usage index of features in a production setting, you can prioritize the features that offer the greatest return on investment. Innovation rate: Innovation rate measures the capacity of a team to build value-driven features versus non-discretionary work. The more a team is burdened with maintaining existing systems, the less bandwidth it has to innovate, grow, and create a competitive advantage. By reducing an application’s support needs, you can increase a team’s innovation rate and focus on creating new, value-driven features. On-product index: An on-product index is the measure of time a team spends working on the product. Measure the efficiency of how a team is run and how much they’re contributing to a product’s growth. By reducing unnecessary meetings, you can increase a team’s on-product index. Installed version index: Similar to the innovation rate KPI, the installed version index measures the number of versions of an application that require support. Each supported version increases the required support needs, thus lowering a team’s ability to focus on value- driven features and innovate.
- 6. Here are some questions to ask that can help: What’s the problem or challenge we’re trying to solve? What’s the simplest and quickest solution to solving the problem? Is this useful to our customers? Are users using it? How can we validate that what we’re building is the right thing? What’s the shortest path to value, both to our customers and to our organization? What’s our minimum viable product (MVP)? Business value in agile for IT enterprises and organizations
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